{"id":51484,"date":"2019-10-24T17:50:56","date_gmt":"2019-10-24T06:50:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspistrategist.ru\/?p=51484"},"modified":"2019-10-24T17:50:56","modified_gmt":"2019-10-24T06:50:56","slug":"policy-guns-and-money-syria-the-kurds-and-nuclear-strategy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aspistrategist.ru\/policy-guns-and-money-syria-the-kurds-and-nuclear-strategy\/","title":{"rendered":"Policy, Guns and Money: Syria, the Kurds and nuclear strategy"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51487\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aspistrategist.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/GettyImages-1177427817-1.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aspistrategist.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/GettyImages-1177427817-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.aspistrategist.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/GettyImages-1177427817-1-205x137.jpg 205w, https:\/\/www.aspistrategist.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/GettyImages-1177427817-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aspistrategist.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/GettyImages-1177427817-1-332x221.jpg 332w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>Our two grumpy defence strategists, Michael Shoebridge and Marcus Hellyer, discuss the US withdrawal from Syria, debate Vladimir Putin\u2019s role, and grapple with the complex issue of returning Australian foreign fighters.<\/p>\n<p>Continuing our coverage of Syria, Elise Thomas and Tom Uren from our cyber team chat about different social media campaigns that are targeting the narratives surrounding Turkey\u2019s offensive against Kurdish forces in the region.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, Jack Norton interviews senior fellow Rod Lyon about his latest ASPI publication, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspistrategist.ru\/report\/nuclear-strategy-changing-world\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Nuclear strategy in a changing world<\/em><\/a>, featuring a selection of his <em>Strategist<\/em> articles on nuclear strategy.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/700917763&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our two grumpy defence strategists, Michael Shoebridge and Marcus Hellyer, discuss the US withdrawal from Syria, debate Vladimir Putin\u2019s role, and grapple with the complex issue of returning Australian foreign fighters. 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